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together and are taught lessons about various topics concerning Jesus Christ by another member of the Relief
Society who is assigned to teach. Unable to organize an official Relief Society, women would often meet together in sister missionaries' apartments and learn to cook. The women would deliver welfare supplies from the Relief Society in the United States to families with children in Sunday School. In Japan, the members of the Relief Society held bazaars selling cheap goods for low prices to raise money in postwar Japan. The Relief Society worked to help repair missionary clothing and wash missionaries' bedding. Eventually, branches formed small, official groups of the Relief Society; however, auxiliary manuals had not yet been translated into Japanese, so Relief Society materials came from sister missionaries. From 1965 to 1966, materials for Christian instruction came in
679:] Saints (Mormon Church) to contact me as soon as possible. Daiichi Hotel, Room 548. Lt. Col. Edward Clissold." Nara Fujiya noticed the advertisement, responded, and some Japanese Saints were located and started to take part in Clissold and other servicemen's church activities. From 1943 to 1944, Clissold had been acting president of the Central Pacific Mission, a mission in Hawaii that was primarily aimed at teaching Japanese people. His next task was to establish a mission headquarters. He obtained a partially burned mansion which had belonged to the Japanese Minister of Welfare during the war. After renovation of the mission home, the first five missionaries arrived in Japan on June 26, 1948. Harrison Theodore "Ted" Price, became the first missionary in 1947. Other missionaries included a Japanese born abroad, Kooji Okauchi (
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After inventing a new proselytizing plan based on teaching the Bible, bearing testimony, and inviting the investigator to be baptized, baptisms grew from 129 in 1956 to 616 in 1957. Andrus was also instrumental in preparing Japan and Korea for stakes by advancing the priesthood of the members. He also worked to make other church material like auxiliary manuals and handbooks available in
Japanese. The number of branches grew from 26 to 37. One of the most profitable purchases of the church at the time was the purchase of a Yoyogi Street property in Omote Sando, Tokyo, serving as the Central Branch meetinghouse. Eventually, the church sold the building in 1973 for $ 24,150,943, having originally spent less than $ 150,000 for it.
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554:, a character in the book, heard a lecture on Mormonism and polygamy which disturbed him. Magazine articles helped to spread the knowledge of the church in Japan, however, the articles focused on polygamy and its dangers to women and society in an increasingly Westernizing country. Some Japanese saw the polygamous practices of Latter-day Saints as a direct offense to the attempts to eliminate laws and traditions surrounding concubines. When the church missionaries taught about church's doctrine to the Japanese, it was often necessary to counter the assumptions the Japanese people had about the church and polygamy. The Japanese translation of the book
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missionaries increased to eighty-four. 184 people were baptized in 1950, more than had joined the church in the twenty years that it had been open in the early 1900s. Hilton A. Robertson replaced Mauss as mission president. Robertson was one of the missionaries in the early Japan mission, and had presided over the
Japanese-Central Pacific Mission from 1937 to 1940. When Robertson was set apart as president of the Japan Mission, he was told he would also be in charge of presiding over the Chinese Mission. He supported Tatsui Sato in re-translating the Book of Mormon as well as translating the Mormon works
905:. The death of the emperor made Japanese citizens reevaluate the role of the emperor in the state and in their lives. Even though the period after WWII had been characterized by a "de-deification" of the emperor, after the death of Emperor Hirohito, his death rituals were widely publicized. This reignited an interest in old Japanese symbols, rites, and rituals. Due to deeply rooted religious and cultural belief systems that have lasted for centuries, converting to another religion was associated with becoming non-Japanese. The second event that created challenges for LDS missionaries in Japan was the
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much more quickly than the Japan-Okinawa
Mission. Bills opened three new branches and nine cities for proselytizing and instituted the Book of Mormon placement program, stating that the Book of Mormon would lead to conversion. In 1969, Japanese missionaries carried more copies of the Book of Mormon, distributing over 208,000 books. Bills attributed at least 60% of the baptisms during his presidency to the program. Bills also focused on training people to run
519:, a veterinarian and immigration inspector in Honolulu, honored as the "Father of Immigrants". He is notable as one of the first members of LDS Church with Japanese ancestry. He moved to the United States during the emigration fever. He had many contacts with LDS Church members in Logan, Utah, which influenced his decision to get baptized on August 8, 1895. After his death, the headline of the obituary read "Dr. Katsunuma, first Japanese Mormon, dies".
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Okazaki retained their positions over their respective missions. Russell
Horiuchi, a professor at BYU, became president of the Japan East Mission. Watanabe Kan became president of the Japan West Mission and became the first native Japanese mission president. In 1965, Adney Y. Komatsu became mission president, the first of Japanese ancestry, and in 1975, during the first area conference in Japan, he became the first
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government to proselyte, so they spent their time learning the language. After lobbying with the chief of police, the missionaries received permission to preach in early
October. The missionaries, particularly Grant, had great difficulties learning the language. The missionaries met Takahashi Gorō, who had previously published a defense of the Mormons in the periodical
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was set apart as presiding elder. Fujiwara was born in 1905 and was baptized on May 10, 1924, right before the close of the Japan
Mission. He was invited to study at Brigham Young University (BYU), where he earned a Master's degree in history. He spent seven years in Utah, where LDS Church leaders prepared him to become presiding elder.
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missionary use his spare time translating the Book of Mormon into
Japanese. Seven months later, the compiled translation was assigned to Alma O. Taylor who worked full-time to complete it. Taylor finished the translation in 1906, after working 21 months. The next 18 months were used to edit, re-read, and correct the Book of Mormon.
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that introduced the people of Japan to the LDS Church. Fifty thousand copies of the Book of Mormon were distributed and there were 779 baptisms in Japan in 1970, double that of 1969. The Tokyo Stake was the church's first in Asia. It was organized on March 15, 1970, two days after the Expo. Tanaka Kenji became the first
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baptized if their family joined them in their decision. If not, they will likely not choose to be baptized, in order to avoid isolation from their family. Mormonism emphasizes individual agency and the individual's relationship with Jesus Christ, values which make Mormon baptism in Japan less likely.
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Paul C. Andrus became the next mission president, serving from 1955 to 1962. Membership grew from 1,000 to more than 6,600. The church grew rapidly in Korea, so a separate Korean mission was made, as it had previously been included in the Japan
Mission. The number of missionaries grew from 82 to 179.
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From 1924 to 1945, the LDS Church withdrew its missionaries, leadership, and organizational structure, leaving the Japanese Latter-day Saints on their own. Losing contact with the main body of the church created a challenge for the remaining members, with no one to lead their congregation. Because of
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began in 1904 and went through 1909, taking almost six years. The elders had no working knowledge of Japanese and the reputation of the LDS Church made it difficult for them to find native speakers who were willing to help them with the language. Mission president Horace S. Ensign requested that each
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Other Christian churches often preached against the LDS Church, criticizing its doctrines, yet admitting the strange propensity it seemed to have in attracting followers. The doctrine of the church, and polygamy in particular, was seen as a threat to Japanese culture and the Meiji society's ideals of
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Having served as a missionary under Mauss, Dwayne N. Andersen became the new mission president in 1962. At the time, there was 7,000 church members in Japan, with the number of missionaries exceeding 180. Andersen made large strides in constructing new church buildings and remodeling older ones. The
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who leads a small group of church members, by the First Presidency over the small group of Japanese members (137) that remained and restored some priesthood activities. Nara published a newsletter, "Shuro" (Palm) and held meetings with the remaining members. After the release of Nara, Fujiwara Takeo
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Several scholars have pointed out that little study has been made of the internal factors that have limited the success of the LDS missions in Japan. Specifically, the distinctiveness of LDS culture, as well as its specific American characteristics, may have limited to what extent the Japanese have
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Fujiwara focused his work in the church in Japan on reactivation of baptized members. In the mid-1930s, with World War II imminent, Heber J. Grant decided to pursue efforts to work among the Japanese in Hawaii. On February 24, 1937, the Japanese-Central Pacific Mission, a mission primarily aimed at
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After Clissold's eighteen-month long presidency, Vinal G. Mauss succeeded him and served from 1949 to 1953. Membership in the church in Japan increased from 211 to more than 800, with the number of districts increasing from one to five, the number of branches grew to twenty-five, and the number of
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was given permission to return to Japan, leading the missionary work as the mission president. Clissold had been part of the United States military occupation forces in Japan after World War II. His new task was to find what remained of the Latter-day Saints from twenty-four years before. He put a
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Japan is culturally and historically a non-Christian nation. This poses problems in LDS missionary work, because the Japanese are culturally not familiar with the western notion of God. However, despite the Japanese unfamiliarity with Christian or Western religiosity, the Japanese are a religious
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also performed at the Expo. The church received a lot of attention due to the World Fair. The LDS Church was the only Christian denomination to have its own pavilion at the fair. Ten percent (6,658,532) of the guests who attended the Expo visited the Mormon Pavilion, which was a temporary display
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Several issues contributed to the low number of baptisms. Ongoing problems in the mission included the difficulty of the language, as well as cultural differences. Also, the small number of missionaries and their extended service caused fatigue among them and hardships for their loved ones. There
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ethics. Western culture puts emphasis on the individual, while Japanese culture values the group over the individual. The Japanese culture values harmony over individual ambition and aggressiveness. Large decisions are often made together. For example, a Japanese person may be more willing to be
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The Japanese missions were changed again and split into four missions. The Japan Mission became the Japan East Mission and the Japan-Okinawa Mission. The Japan-Okinawa Mission became the Japan Central Mission and the Japan West Mission. Two new mission presidents were introduced, while Bills and
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Tokujiro Sato was another one of the church's first Japanese converts. Tokujiro immigrated to Hawaii from Japan. Tukujiro supposedly joined the church in 1892, though because of the lack of records, it is unclear when he was baptized or whether he was baptized at all. He was listed in membership
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For much of the early history of the LDS Church in Japan, few church meetings were held. The charity organization called Relief Society began in the early 1950s. In a normal Latter-day Saint church meeting, the Relief Society meetings serves as one hour of the three hour block, where women meet
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and finished in May 1909. Final corrections were made July 24, 1909. The first five thousand copies were released October 11, 1909, with special editions made for monarchs and government leaders. The task of translating the Book of Mormon into Japanese was taken with great care. Taylor read his
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Grant handpicked the first three missionaries to serve with him in Japan: Horace S. Ensign, Louis A. Kelsch, and Alma O. Taylor. They became known as the "Japanese Quartet". They arrived in Japan on August 12, 1901. Despite their arrival, the missionaries did not yet have permission from the
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caused racial tensions between Japan and the United States. Finally, the general sense of defeatism of the missionaries in Japan and Church leaders in Salt Lake City influenced the decision to close the mission in Japan. Even though they did not baptize many members, they translated the
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the lack of church leadership in Japan, the LDS Church in Japan was maintained by a man named Fujiya Nara. Born May 10, 1898, in Japan, he started attending Sunday School in the Sapporo Branch at age thirteen. He was baptized four years later on July 6, 1915, in the
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232:, a more elegant literary style, which was done by Chōkō Ikuta in 1909, shortly before it was published and distributed. The third translation in 1957 was done by Tatsui Sato. In 1995, the Book of Mormon was translated again into a more colloquial style.
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people. Many Japanese people state to be a part of one or more religion, mostly Shinto and Buddhism and these religions affect their world view deeply. Thus, the cultural differences in ethics and morality challenge missionary work.
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has been called the "Christian boom". With newly declared religious freedom and tough post-war conditions, the Japanese people were more interested in Christianity than they had been for a long time.
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216:. Horace S. Ensign, Louis A. Kelsch, and Alma O. Taylor accompanied Grant. The LDS Church's first baptism in Japan was on March 8, 1902, when Grant baptized Hajime Nakazawa, a former
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was translated three times. The first translation, which took over six years, was completed by Taylor in 1909. It was then recommended that the Book of Mormon be translated into
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by Aum Shinrikyō. This attack, which killed twelve and injured more than five thousand people, greatly affected the Japanese people. It caused fear of and a resentment to
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small advertisement in Japanese (with a translation error) in the newspaper, "URGENT NOTICE—I would like any member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Near-Day [
869:, traveled to Japan in May 1996. On September 1, 2001, the 100th anniversary of the church's missionary work in Japan was celebrated with two new bronze monuments in
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translations about fourteen times, while critics read the translation seven times. They recruited help from some of the best Japanese authors of the time such as
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Heber J. Grant, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and later the church's seventh president, was assigned to establish the first LDS Church mission in
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in Tokyo by Joseph H. Stimpson, the Japan Mission president at the time. In 1923, he became the first native Japanese to be ordained an
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if there were plans to open up a mission in Japan. However, he died before the mission could be established. Then in 1901, the church's
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Sanitary Instructions of Hawaiians: in the English and Hawaiian Languages
2263:
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4191:"A classic dilemma: The translation of the Book of Mormon into Japanese"
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was built in 1980. In 1965, Andersen was succeeded by Adney Y. Komatsu.
2095:
48,480 sq ft (4,504 m) on a 9.8-acre (4.0 ha) site
2075:
1974:
1569:
On October 27, 1980, the Tokyo Japan Temple (formerly the Tokyo Temple)
862:
566:
468:
4688:
4382:
From the East: The History of the Latter-Day Saints in Asia, 1851–1996
3594:"Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference"
1991:
10,700 sq ft (990 m) on a 1.25-acre (0.51 ha) site
4174:
History of the Missionary Training Center, locations around the world
3400:
850:
709:
programs (collectively known as the Mutual Improvement Association),
501:
221:
3388:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Meetinghouse Locator
885:, was dedicated in November 2023. In October 2023, church president
648:
teaching Japanese people in Hawaii, was opened and headquartered in
3157:
3155:
901:
in 1989 and the Tokyo subway attack in 1995 by the religious group
4979:
4337:. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center.
3910:
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1978:
1865:
681:
556:
A Brief History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
472:
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500:
The first baptized Japanese member was Hajime Nakazawa, a former
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942:
As of year-end 2022, the LDS Church reported 130,251 members, 6
854:
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4481:
3972:, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 June 2016
965:
As of June 2024, Japan had the following stakes and districts:
685:) and two American soldiers who had fought the Japanese in the
675:
3240:
3238:
4246:"LDS Church in Japan: Moving missionaries, making donations"
515:
One of the most prominent first Japanese church members was
391:*Membership was published as an estimated or rounded number.
4080:, California Digital Newspaper Collection, 27 February 1970
3731:(Thesis), Claremont Graduate School and University Center,
1608:, dedicated on June 11, 2000, and the Sapporo Japan Temple
889:
announced the intent to construct the Osaka Japan Temple.
849:
Company, hosted an extravagant reception for the choir in
504:
priest. He was baptized on March 8, 1902, on the shore of
400:, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Japan
2377:
Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
1592:
The Tokyo Temple was followed by the Fukuoka Japan Temple
5462:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Newsroom
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan
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Japanese Saints: Mormons in the land of the rising sun
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Early Latter-Day Saint Missions to South and East Asia
3661:"The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples"
3616:"Okinawa Japan Temple to 'Bless the Entire Community'"
2472:
2470:
4335:
The Worldwide Church: Mormoninsm as a Global Religion
4228:"Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples"
4152:"President Thomas S. Monson: 'Welcome to Conference'"
3902:
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Heber J. Grant
3570:"Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples"
3542:"President Thomas S. Monson: 'Welcome to Conference'"
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2354:"Facts and Statistics: statistics by Country: Japan"
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4281:"Memoirs of the Relief Society in Japan, 1951–1991"
3812:"Two Meiji Scholars Introduce the Mormons to Japan"
3496:"LDS Church breaks ground for Okinawa Japan Temple"
166:
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790:in Osaka, featuring a new version of the LDS film
4211:"Tomizo and Tokujiro: The First Japanese Mormons"
4061:, Orem, UT: Granite Publishing and Distribution,
3874:, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3708:, Niwot, Colorado: University Press of Colorado,
3469:
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291:second largest body of LDS Church members in Asia
4509:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
4113:Neilson, Reid L.; Gessel, Van C., eds. (2006),
4039:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3528:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3134:
3122:
1617:
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861:in 1995 and the record-breaking earthquake and
664:1948–1965: Reestablishment of the Japan Mission
274:in Japan was established in Tokyo in 1970. The
179:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
4115:Taking the Gospel to the Japanese 1901 to 2001
3926:"Groundbreaking Held For Sapporo Japan Temple"
3835:"BYU Entertainers Leave for Expo '70 In Japan"
1611:
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235:Missionary work from the opening of the Japan
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925:Another cultural difference is the impact of
409:1901–1924: Establishment of the Japan Mission
289:in 231 congregations in Japan, making it the
278:, the first temple in Japan and in Asia, was
8:
3932:(News Release), LDS Church, October 22, 2011
433:announced the opening of the Japan Mission.
305:
285:As of 2022, the LDS Church reported 130,251
4297:"Upsurge reported in new chapels in Orient"
3890:(2 ed.), Honolulu: P.C. Advertiser Co.
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837:A meetinghouse in Okegawa, Saitama, Japan
3788:"The Closing of the Early Japan Mission"
3685:Adler, Jacob; Kamins, Robert M. (1984),
3520:"Ground Broken for Sapporo Japan Temple"
3217:
2461:
2121:
2097:Ground was broken on 22 October 2011 by
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1900:
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796:created specially for this event. BYU's
602:changed the style of the translation to
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4117:, Provo, UT: Brigham Young University,
4023:"LDS Display Draws Throngs at Expo '70"
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4384:. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book.
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4057:Mori, Komae; Harris, David W. (2005),
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258:The mission was reopened in 1948 with
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4008:The University of Chicago Press Books
3351:Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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1973:
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668:It was not until March 6, 1948, that
201:arrived on August 12. Among them was
7:
4171:Renouard, Chelynne (29 March 2013),
4004:"The Invention of Religion in Japan"
1987:March 20, 1999 by L. Lionel Kendrick
586:Noguchi Zenshirō, a delegate to the
5395:National Christian Council in Japan
1989:June 11, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley
5308:International Christian Fellowship
5177:Anglican Episcopal Church in Japan
3494:KUTV, Amber Rhoades (2020-12-05).
25:
5111:Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church
5101:Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church
4226:Taylor, Scott (October 4, 2009),
4197:, Deseret News Publishing Company
4029:, pp. B1, B2, March 16, 1970
829:1980–present: recent developments
562:Translation of the Book of Mormon
5303:Evangelical Free Church of Japan
5195:Evangelical Free Church of Japan
5139:Korean Christian Church in Japan
5083:United Church of Christ in Japan
4687:
4467:Church news publication in Japan
4244:Taylor, Scott (March 15, 2011),
4002:Josephson, Jason Ananda (2012),
3966:"History of the Church in Japan"
3568:Talor, Scott (October 4, 2009),
2289:
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2004:
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1889:Modern, one spire - designed by
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938:Statistics and other information
877:was dedicated in 2000, with the
531:Portrayal of the church in Japan
395:Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall,
46:
35:
3988:, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books,
3694:The Hawaiian Journal of History
3411:from the original on 2024-05-20
2204:5 December 2020 by Takashi Wada
1321:Okinawa Japan Military District
626:1924–1945: Closed Japan Mission
588:World's Parliament of Religions
205:, who was then a member of the
5287:Lifehouse International Church
5236:Japanese Free Methodist Church
3886:Gibson, Walter Murray (1881),
3846:"Country information: Japan",
3323:The American Historical Review
847:Chukyo Television Broadcasting
209:and later became the church's
1:
5438:Japan Evangelical Association
5400:Japan Evangelical Association
5045:Anglican Catholic Ordinariate
4266:"This week in Church history"
4010:, University of Chicago Press
3622:, LDS Church, 5 December 2020
496:First Japanese church members
5264:Seventh-day Adventist Church
5154:Reformed Presbyterian Church
5144:Presbyterian Church in Japan
4704:
4416:Clark, Drew (13 July 2014).
4305:, p. 12, April 18, 1964
3868:"Facts and Statistics-Japan"
3841:, p. B5, March 16, 1970
3810:Brady, Frederick R. (1983),
2389:Japan Family History Centers
5134:Evangelical Reformed Church
3786:Britsch, R. Lanier (1975),
3401:"FamilySearch Terms of Use"
1618:
1602:
1579:
946:, 231 congregations, and 3
770:1968–1980: Church expansion
547:Around the World in 80 Days
5483:
4884:Dubai United Arab Emirates
4316:Walker, Ronald W. (1986),
4279:Toshiko, Yanagida (2005),
3948:"The Church in the Orient"
3849:Church News Online Almanac
1055:Hokkaido Japan South Stake
1041:Hokkaido Japan North Stake
819:Missionary Training Center
793:Man's Search for Happiness
5408:
5213:Japan Baptist Association
4986:
4892:
4685:
4322:Journal of Mormon History
3984:Hoffman, John P. (2007),
3757:Encyclopedia of Mormonism
3269:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3257:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3245:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3190:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3162:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3111:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3099:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3063:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3036:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3024:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3012:Neilson & Gessel 2006
3000:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2988:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2976:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2947:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2935:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2923:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2899:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2887:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2875:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2851:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2839:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2803:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2767:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2755:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2743:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2731:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2707:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2683:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2608:Neilson & Gessel 2006
2580:Neilson & Gessel 2006
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2016:
1997:
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1550:Japan Tokyo South Mission
1536:Japan Tokyo North Mission
907:Tokyo subway sarin attack
390:
186:
57:
45:
5372:Okinawa Christian Gospel
5362:Japan Ecclesia of Christ
5241:Immanuel General Mission
5218:Japan Baptist Convention
5014:Orthodox Church in Japan
3895:Grant, Heber J. (2002),
3704:Andrade, Ernest (1996),
2240:
2160:
2040:
1939:
1826:
1433:Yamaguchi Japan District
1377:Takamatsu Japan District
1195:Matsuyama Japan District
1069:Kagoshima Japan District
197:when the church's first
4897:Country/Territory pages
4358:ChurchofJesusChrist.org
4354:"Fujiya Nara: – ensign"
4209:Takagi, Shinji (2000),
2434:Adler & Kamins 1984
1391:Tokyo Japan South Stake
1265:Nagoya Japan East Stake
1237:Nagasaki Japan District
1139:Koriyama Japan District
843:Mormon Tabernacle Choir
578:The translation of the
481:Immigration Act of 1924
245:Immigration Act of 1924
52:Church logo in Japanese
5357:Holy Ecclesia of Jesus
4352:Yukiko, Konno (1993),
4254:, Salt Lake City, Utah
4035:"Meetinghouse Locator"
3336:10.1086/ahr.116.4.1107
2911:Mori & Harris 2005
2779:Mori & Harris 2005
1419:Tokyo Japan West Stake
1279:Niigata Japan District
1209:Morioka Japan District
955:family history centers
911:Japanese New Religions
838:
813:of Japanese ancestry.
695:Doctrine and Covenants
575:
523:records in the Waipio
464:
168:Family History Centers
5467:Christianity in Japan
5377:Zion Christian Church
5106:Japan Lutheran Church
5050:Roman Catholic Church
4902:Membership Statistics
4378:Britsch, Ralph Lanier
4285:BYU Studies Quarterly
4215:BYU Studies Quarterly
4189:Shill, Aaron (2012),
3816:BYU Studies Quarterly
3792:BYU Studies Quarterly
3748:"Asia, the Church in"
3744:Britsch, Ralph Lanier
3723:Britsch, Ralph Lanier
3470:LDS Church News, 2013
3451:LDS Church News, 2019
3202:LDS Church News, 2010
3174:LDS Church News, 2010
3052:LDS Church News, 1964
3048:LDS Church News, 2010
2964:LDS Church News, 2010
2330:Christianity in Japan
1774:= Temporarily Closed
1558:re-created July 2013
1510:Japan Sapporo Mission
1472:Japan Fukuoka Mission
1223:Nagano Japan District
1027:Hiroshima Japan Stake
985:Aomori Japan District
836:
569:
462:
241:1923 Tokyo earthquake
189:) was established in
5028:Western Christianity
4997:Eastern Christianity
4859:Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
4669:United Arab Emirates
3762:Macmillan Publishing
2578:, pp. 171–190;
2305:Bernard P. Brockbank
2206:12 November 2023 by
2143:Okinawa Japan Temple
2023:Sapporo Japan Temple
1922:Fukuoka Japan Temple
1877:October 27, 1980 by
1760:= Under construction
1523:Japan Sendai Mission
1498:Japan Nagoya Mission
1363:Shizuoka Japan Stake
1153:Kumamoto Japan Stake
1097:Kanazawa Japan Stake
1083:Kanagawa Japan Stake
961:Stakes and Districts
934:accepted Mormonism.
883:Okinawa Japan Temple
879:Sapporo Japan Temple
875:Fukuoka Japan Temple
805:of the Tokyo Stake.
699:Pearl of Great Price
207:Quorum of the Twelve
160:1 Under Construction
5386:Interdenominational
5367:Non-church movement
5330:Jehovah's Witnesses
5159:The Biblical Church
4824:Phnom Penh Cambodia
3944:Hinckley, Gordon B.
3310:, pp. 190–191.
3295:, pp. 99–101;
3164:, pp. 350–351.
3135:Deseret News, 1970b
3123:Deseret News, 1970a
3113:, pp. 349–350.
3077:, pp. 148–149.
3065:, pp. 328–330.
3014:, pp. 324–326.
3002:, pp. 322–323.
2949:, pp. 319–321.
2889:, pp. 307–308.
2781:, pp. 53, 141.
2769:, pp. 139–140.
2721:, pp. 293–300.
2685:, pp. 128–129.
2634:, pp. 240–269.
2527:, pp. 238–241.
2503:, pp. 214–222.
2113:were also present.
2103:Michael T. Ringwood
2085:22 October 2011 by
1307:Okinawa Japan Stake
1293:Okayama Japan Stake
1181:Matsudo Japan Stake
1013:Fukuoka Japan Stake
953:While Japan has 63
723:Asahigawa, Hokkaidō
654:Occupation of Japan
440:, headquartered in
307:
306:Membership in Japan
135:Total Congregations
4907:membership history
4274:, October 22, 2005
4100:Unknown parameter
3930:MormonNewsroom.org
3856:, January 29, 2010
3764:, pp. 75–81,
3101:, p. 346-348.
2392:, familysearch.org
2315:Yukihiro Matsumoto
2271:1 October 2023 by
2223:Osaka Japan Temple
2090:21 August 2016 by
2080:3 October 2009 by
1984:Gordon B. Hinckley
1879:Spencer W. Kimball
1872:Spencer W. Kimball
1870:August 9, 1975 by
1809:Tokyo Japan Temple
1630:Okinawa Prefecture
1484:Japan Kobe Mission
1349:Sendai Japan Stake
1251:Nagoya Japan Stake
917:Cultural obstacles
839:
823:Spencer W. Kimball
747:Gordon B. Hinckley
689:just years prior.
670:Edward L. Clissold
576:
465:
414:Missionary efforts
276:Tokyo Japan Temple
260:Edward L. Clissold
66:Tokyo Japan Temple
18:Osaka Japan Temple
5449:
5448:
5349:Japanese Churches
5343:
5342:
5316:
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5282:Assemblies of God
5022:
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5006:Eastern Orthodoxy
4942:
4941:
4844:Jakarta Indonesia
4819:
4818:
4160:, October 3, 2009
3995:978-0-7391-1689-0
3647:Salt Lake Tribune
3550:, October 3, 2009
3530:, 23 October 2011
3482:Church News, 2005
3125:, pp. B1–B2.
2673:, pp. 94–95.
2661:, pp. 83–84.
2594:, pp. 1–13;
2491:, pp. 24–25.
2297:LDS Church portal
2280:
2279:
2273:Russell M. Nelson
2245:
2234:News & images
2208:Gary E. Stevenson
2201:Russell M. Nelson
2165:
2154:News & images
2134:
2133:
2099:Gary E. Stevenson
2092:Russell M. Nelson
2087:Gary E. Stevenson
2045:
2034:News & images
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1933:News & images
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1820:News & images
1800:
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1745:
1740:Temples in Japan
1562:
1561:
1446:
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1425:Japan Tokyo South
1411:Japan Tokyo South
1405:Tokyo Japan Stake
1397:Japan Tokyo South
1335:Osaka Japan Stake
1285:Japan Tokyo North
1187:Japan Tokyo North
1167:Kyoto Japan Stake
1117:Japan Tokyo North
1111:Kiryu Japan Stake
1089:Japan Tokyo South
1005:Japan Tokyo North
999:Chiba Japan Stake
887:Russell M. Nelson
815:Yoshihiko Kikuchi
811:general authority
798:Young Ambassadors
552:Jean Passepartout
427:Abraham H. Cannon
406:
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253:Latter-day Saints
176:
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16:(Redirected from
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3752:Ludlow, Daniel H
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2225:(Site announced)
2199:7 April 2019 by
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2082:Thomas S. Monson
2029:Official website
2009:
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980:Temple District
968:
899:Emperor Hirohito
641:branch president
517:Tomizo Katsunuma
431:First Presidency
419:Walter M. Gibson
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4433:External links
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3407:. 2022-05-31.
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2747:
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2735:
2733:, p. 139.
2723:
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2699:
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2695:Wilkinson 2016
2687:
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2612:
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2600:
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3294:
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3286:
3282:
3277:
3274:
3271:, p. 10.
3270:
3265:
3262:
3258:
3253:
3250:
3246:
3241:
3239:
3235:
3231:
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3218:Renouard 2013
3214:
3211:
3207:
3203:
3198:
3195:
3191:
3186:
3183:
3179:
3175:
3170:
3167:
3163:
3158:
3156:
3152:
3148:
3143:
3140:
3137:, p. B5.
3136:
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3124:
3119:
3116:
3112:
3107:
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3100:
3095:
3092:
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2956:
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2948:
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2924:
2919:
2916:
2913:, p. 96.
2912:
2907:
2904:
2900:
2895:
2892:
2888:
2883:
2880:
2876:
2871:
2868:
2865:, p. 30.
2864:
2859:
2856:
2852:
2847:
2844:
2840:
2835:
2832:
2829:, p. 29.
2828:
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2811:
2808:
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2691:
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2684:
2679:
2676:
2672:
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2660:
2655:
2652:
2649:, p. 74.
2648:
2643:
2641:
2637:
2633:
2628:
2625:
2622:, p. 73.
2621:
2616:
2613:
2609:
2604:
2601:
2597:
2593:
2588:
2585:
2581:
2577:
2572:
2569:
2566:, p. 77.
2565:
2560:
2558:
2554:
2550:
2545:
2542:
2539:, p. 25.
2538:
2533:
2530:
2526:
2521:
2518:
2514:
2509:
2506:
2502:
2497:
2494:
2490:
2485:
2482:
2479:, p. 24.
2478:
2473:
2471:
2467:
2464:, p. 168
2463:
2462:Hinckley 1964
2459:
2454:
2451:
2448:, p. 24.
2447:
2442:
2439:
2436:, p. 96.
2435:
2430:
2427:
2423:
2418:
2415:
2412:, p. 11.
2411:
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2107:Koichi Aoyagi
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